Paladin \Pal"a*din\, n. [F., fr.It. paladino, fr. L. palatinus
an officer of the palace. See Palatine.]
A knight-errant; a distinguished champion; as, the paladins
of Charlemagne. --Sir W. Scott.
[1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
paladin
n : someone who fights for a cause [syn: champion, fighter,
hero]
WordNet (r) 2.0
34 Moby Thesaurus words for "paladin":
Achilles, David, Hector, Roland, Samson, a man, advocate,
apologist, brave, bulldog, champion, chutzpanik, decorated hero,
defender, demigod, demigoddess, fighting cock, gallant, gamecock,
good soldier, guard, hero, heroine, lion, man of courage,
protector, stalwart, supporter, the brave, tiger, upholder,
valiant, valiant knight, vindicator
Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
champion, fighter, hero
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